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Interview in a Mediametrics St.Petersburg

Posted on Wednesday June 5th, 2019 by marc| Leave a comment

During the Russian German week in St. Petersburg, organized by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) through NRW International, Mr. Marc Ambrock was invited for an interview in a popular media platform- Mediametrics St.Petersburg to share his experience as an owner of 130 years business in Germany.

The interview covered topics about the current business situation between Russia and Germany, how Russian companies can become successful in the German market and other aspects of the business between these countries.

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You can find the complete video here: https://radio.mediametrics.ru/WorldLevel/62526/

Во время русско-немецкой недели в Санкт-Петербурге, организованной немецкой торгово-промышленной палатой (IHK) через NRW International, г-н Марк Амброк был приглашен на интервью на популярной медиа-платформе “Mediametrics Питер”, чтобы поделиться опытом управления 130-летним бизнесом в Германии. В интервью были затронуты темы о текущей ситуации ведения бизнеса между Россией и Германией, о том, как российские компании могут стать успешными на немецком рынке, а также другие аспекты, касающиеся бизнеса этих двух стран.

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#ВладимирСальников

Вы можете посмотреть полное видео здесь: https://radio.mediametrics.ru/WorldLevel/62526/

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Is Russia too big? or Are we too weak?

Posted on Friday May 10th, 2019 by marc| Leave a comment

German Angst – I can smell it I can feel it. So I asked myselfsome months ago whether I should invest in Russia? Monitoring the market, intensively talking to business partners and travelling through Russia I have come to the following conclusions:

Sanctions:

1. The so often mentioned sanctions just refer to some known business people and sectors and hardly reach 5% of overall business. What they undoubtedly have brought is more bureaucracy and one has to get an understanding of the sanctions.

2. In fact the sanctions (for example in the energy sector) look to me rather as a part of Mr. Trump´s „America first policyʺ then a politically inspired strategy. Its basic objective is to create insecurity for investors

3. Most affected is the agricultural industry, which on the one hand finds new suppliers in Asia and on the hand offers local suppliers the much needed protection to build up its competitive edge.

Russian Economy:

1. Due to a lack of economic reforms and protectionism the Russian economy is going slowly

2. For the same reasons technology and know-how is lacking

3. Furthermore salaries are not increasing and

4. The Russian ruble continues to be weak

Competitive advantages for production:

A. At first glance these beforehand mentioned factors do not seem to enhance direct foreign investment, but bad times are normally best times for investment.

B. But low production costs combined with access to very cheap energy and demands for quality products are offering interesting perspectives from my point of view.

C. Tax and administrative challenges are getting increasingly manageable

From point of view:

Investors can just do all what is not explicitly prohibited. Nevertheless a good plan is always advisable and finally stay below the radar is to say: Don´t get too big or otherwise position your operations in different divisions.

I myself will go for industrial investment in Russia as there are many opportunities, which from my experience are better to identify in difficult times and at a lower cost.

Marc Ambrock

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